Macromedia, the software firm that makes a range of web and multimedia authoring tools, has been a pioneer in letting its knowledgable inner circle of product architects communicate directly with customers through a series of weblogs. These blogs, many of which both note that they represent the private opinions of their authors and carry the Macromedia company logo (go figure), touch of a range of topics, including the authors comments on general technology trends, as well as comments specific to Macromedia products. The company’s blogs include these:

• Mike Chambers – Flash Community Manager: “News, resources, info and links on everything Flash from a Macromedia Product Manager for Developer Relations”
• John Dowdell – News for MX Developers: “A news service for people using Macromedia MX. Not quite daily — focus is on news you can use”
• Christian Cantrell – Server Community Manager: “Christian Cantrell’s Perspective brings you news, resources and information on ColdFusion and Java from the Macromedia Server Community Manager”
• Sean Corfield – Director of Architecture: “Thoughts from the Director of Architecture in IT at Macromedia on: ColdFusion MX, Rich Internet Applications, software design… and neat CFMX hacks!”
• …and many more